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Notice of Determinations Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19
U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor
herein presents summaries of
determinations regarding eligibility to
apply for trade adjustment assistance for
workers (TA–W) number and alternative
trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) by
(TA–W) number issued during the
period of July 31 through August 4,
2006.
In order for an affirmative
determination to be made for workers of
a primary firm and a certification issued
regarding eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance, each of the group
eligibility requirements of Section
222(a) of the Act must be met.
I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following
must be satisfied:
A. A significant number or proportion
of the workers in such workers’ firm, or
an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
B. The sales or production, or both, of
such firm or subdivision have decreased
absolutely; and
C. Increased imports of articles like or
directly competitive with articles
produced by such firm or subdivision
have contributed importantly to such
workers’ separation or threat of
separation and to the decline in sales or
production of such firm or subdivision;
or
II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the
following must be satisfied:
A. A significant number or proportion
of the workers in such workers’ firm, or
an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
B. There has been a shift in
production by such workers’ firm or
subdivision to a foreign country of
articles like or directly competitive with
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articles which are produced by such
firm or subdivision; and
C. One of the following must be
satisfied:
1. The country to which the workers’
firm has shifted production of the
articles is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States;
2. The country to which the workers’
firm has shifted production of the
articles to a beneficiary country under
the Andean Trade Preference Act,
African Growth and Opportunity Act, or
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Act; or
3. There has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of articles that are
like or directly competitive with articles
which are or were produced by such
firm or subdivision.
Also, in order for an affirmative
determination to be made for
secondarily affected workers of a firm
and a certification issued regarding
eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance, each of the group
eligibility requirements of Section
222(b) of the Act must be met.
(1) Significant number or proportion
of the workers in the workers’ firm or
an appropriate subdivision of the firm
have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2) The workers’ firm (or subdivision)
is a supplier or downstream producer to
a firm (or subdivision) that employed a
group of workers who received a
certification of eligibility to apply for
trade adjustment assistance benefits and
such supply or production is related to
the article that was the basis for such
certification; and
(3) Either—
(A) The workers’ firm is a supplier
and the component parts it supplied for
the firm (or subdivision) described in
paragraph (2) accounted for at least 20
percent of the production or sales of the
workers’ firm; or
(B) A loss or business by the workers’
firm with the firm (or subdivision)
described in paragraph (2) contributed
importantly to the workers’ separation
or threat of separation.
In order for the Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance to issued a
certification of eligibility to apply for
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance (ATAA) for older workers,
the group eligibility requirements of
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
must be met.
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1. Whether a significant number of
workers in the workers’ firm are 50
years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the
workers’ firm possess skills that are not
easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within
the workers’ industry (i.e., conditions
within the industry are adverse).
Affirmative Determinations for Worker
Adjustment Assistance
The following certifications have been
issued. The date following the company
name and location of each
determination references the impact
date for all workers of such
determination.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of the
Trade Act have been met.
None.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of the
Trade Act have been met.
TA–W–59,660; Tower Automotive,
Buffton, OH: June 30, 2005.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers
are certified eligible to apply for TAA)
of the Trade Act have been met.
None.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(b) (downstream producer for a firm
whose workers are certified eligible to
apply for TAA based on increased
imports from or a shift in production to
Mexico or Canada) of the Trade Act
have been met.
None.
Affirmative Determinations for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
The following certifications have been
issued. The date following the company
name and location of each
determination references the impact
date for all workers of such
determination.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
have been met.
TA–W–59,586; Klaussner Furniture
Industries, Inc., Asheboro, NC: June
16, 2005.
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TA–W–59,586B; Klaussner Furniture
Industries, Inc., Asheboro, NC: June
16, 2005.
TA–W–59,586D; Klaussner Furniture of
California, Inc., A Division of
Klaussner Furniture, Inc., Mentone,
CA: June 16, 2005.
TA–W–59,620; Desa Heating, LLC, On
Site Leased Workers From
Manpower, Bowling Green, KY: June
16, 2005.
TA–W–59,733; Maverick C&P, Inc.,
Maverick Tube Corporation,
Ferndale, MI: June 30, 2005.
TA–W–59,544; Osram Sylvania,
Wellsboro-PMC, Wellsboro, PA:
June 9, 2005.
TA–W–59,578; Wells Manufacturing
Corp., Plastics Department, Fond
Du Lac, WI: June 15, 2005.
TA–W–59,731; Parino Fashions LLC,
West New York, NJ: June 29, 2005.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) and
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
have been met.
TA–W–59,633; Dancin’ Cowboy, Inc.,
dba Evening Star Boot Co.,
Gonzales, TX: June 22, 2005.
TA–W–59,714; Jakel, Inc., A Subsidiary
of Sub-Fractional Motors, Murray,
KY: June 26, 2005.
TA–W–59,726; Johnson Controls,
Building Efficiency Division,
Albany, MO: July 13, 2005.
TA–W–59,560; Thermo IEC, Inc., aka
Thermo Electron Corp., Milford,
MA: June 9, 2005.
TA–W–59,673; Lending Textile Co.,
Williamsport, PA: July 6, 2005.
TA–W–59,754; Artesyn Technologies, A
Subsidiary of Emerson Network
Power, Redwood Falls, MN: March
12, 2006.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers
are certified eligible to apply for TAA)
and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade
Act have been met.
TA–W–59,638; Schweitzer-Mauduit
International, Inc., Lee, MA: June
26, 2005.
TA–W–59,722; Joan Fabrics Corp.,
Dutton Yarn Division, Lowell, MA:
July 13, 2005.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(b) (downstream producer for a firm
whose workers are certified eligible to
apply for TAA based on increased
imports from or a shift in production to
Mexico or Canada) and Section
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have
been met.
None.
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Negative Determinations for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, it has been
determined that the requirements of
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for
the reasons specified.
The Department has determined that
criterion (1) of Section 246 has not been
met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of
age or older.
None.
The Department has determined that
criterion (2) of Section 246 has not been
met. Workers at the firm possess skills
that are easily transferable.
None.
The Department has determined that
criterion (3) of Section 246 has not been
met. Competition conditions within the
workers’ industry are not adverse.
TA–W–59,660; Tower Automotive,
Buffton, OH.
Negative Determinations for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, the
investigation revealed that the eligibility
criteria for worker adjustment assistance
have not been met for the reasons
specified.
Since the workers of the firm are
denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the
workers cannot be certified eligible for
ATAA.
The investigation revealed that
criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and (a)(2)(B)(II.A.)
(employment decline) have not been
met.
TA–W–59,586A; Klaussner Furniture
Industries, Inc., Asheboro, NC.
TA–W–59,586C; Klaussner Furniture
Industries, Inc., Candor, NC.
TA–W–59,586E; Klaussner Furniture
Industries, Inc., Star, NC.
TA–W–59,586F; Golden Oaks
Upholstery, Inc., A Division of
Klaussner Furniture Industries, La
Mirada, CA.
TA–W–59,674; Bosch Sumter Plant,
Automotive Technology Chassis
Division, Sumter, SC.
TA–W–59,699; Excell Data, Workers
Leased to Microsoft Corp.,
Redmond, WA.
The investigation revealed that
criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.B.) (Sales or
production, or both, did not decline)
and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in production
to a foreign country) have not been met.
None.
The investigation revealed that
criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in
production to a foreign country) have
not been met.
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TA–W–59,516; Delta Consolidated
Industries, Division of Advanced
Plastics, Jonesboro, AR.
TA–W–59,533; Yakima Resources, LLC,
Yakima, WA.
The investigation revealed that the
predominate cause of worker
separations is unrelated to criteria
(a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased imports) and
(a)(2)(B)(II.C) (shift in production to a
foreign country).
None.
The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
TA–W–59,724; Centris Information
Services, Longview, TX.
TA–W–59,745; Jantzen, LLC, Perry Ellis
International, Seneca, SC.
TA–W–59,762; United Autoworkers
Local 137, Greenville, MI.
TA–W–59,768; Lenovo, Inc., Durham,
NC.
The investigation revealed that the
criteria of Section 222(b)(2) have not
been met. The workers’ firm (or
subdivision) is not a supplier to or a
downstream producer for a firm whose
workers were certified eligible to apply
for TAA.
None.
I hereby certify that the
aforementioned determinations were
issued during the period of July 31
through August 4, 2006. Copies of these
determinations are available for
inspection in Room C–5311, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210
during normal business hours or will be
mailed to persons who write to the
above address.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(19 U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of
determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment
assistance for workers (TA-W) number and alternative trade adjustment
assistance (ATAA) by (TA-W) number issued during the period of July 31
through August 4, 2006.
In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of
a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to
apply for worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility
requirements of Section 222(a) of the Act must be met.
I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following must be satisfied:
A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated;
B. The sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision
have decreased absolutely; and
C. Increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with
articles produced by such firm or subdivision have contributed
importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to
the decline in sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or
II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the following must be satisfied:
A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated;
B. There has been a shift in production by such workers' firm or
subdivision to a foreign country of articles like or directly
competitive with articles which are produced by such firm or
subdivision; and
C. One of the following must be satisfied:
1. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of
the articles is a party to a free trade agreement with the United
States;
2. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of
the articles to a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade Preference
Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin
Economic Recovery Act; or
3. There has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of
articles that are like or directly competitive with articles which are
or were produced by such firm or subdivision.
Also, in order for an affirmative determination to be made for
secondarily affected workers of a firm and a certification issued
regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, each
of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(b) of the Act must
be met.
(1) Significant number or proportion of the workers in the workers'
firm or an appropriate subdivision of the firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;
(2) The workers' firm (or subdivision) is a supplier or downstream
producer to a firm (or subdivision) that employed a group of workers
who received a certification of eligibility to apply for trade
adjustment assistance benefits and such supply or production is related
to the article that was the basis for such certification; and
(3) Either--
(A) The workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it
supplied for the firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph (2)
accounted for at least 20 percent of the production or sales of the
workers' firm; or
(B) A loss or business by the workers' firm with the firm (or
subdivision) described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the
workers' separation or threat of separation.
In order for the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance to issued
a certification of eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) for older workers, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be met.
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers' firm are
50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are
not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry (i.e.,
conditions within the industry are adverse).
Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance
The following certifications have been issued. The date following
the company name and location of each determination references the
impact date for all workers of such determination.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of the Trade Act have been
met.
None.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of the Trade Act have been
met.
TA-W-59,660; Tower Automotive, Buffton, OH: June 30, 2005.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible
to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.
None.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are
certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or
a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) of the Trade Act have been
met.
None.
Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
The following certifications have been issued. The date following
the company name and location of each determination references the
impact date for all workers of such determination.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)
of the Trade Act have been met.
TA-W-59,586; Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., Asheboro, NC: June
16, 2005.
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TA-W-59,586B; Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., Asheboro, NC: June
16, 2005.
TA-W-59,586D; Klaussner Furniture of California, Inc., A Division of
Klaussner Furniture, Inc., Mentone, CA: June 16, 2005.
TA-W-59,620; Desa Heating, LLC, On Site Leased Workers From Manpower,
Bowling Green, KY: June 16, 2005.
TA-W-59,733; Maverick C&P, Inc., Maverick Tube Corporation, Ferndale,
MI: June 30, 2005.
TA-W-59,544; Osram Sylvania, Wellsboro-PMC, Wellsboro, PA: June 9,
2005.
TA-W-59,578; Wells Manufacturing Corp., Plastics Department, Fond Du
Lac, WI: June 15, 2005.
TA-W-59,731; Parino Fashions LLC, West New York, NJ: June 29, 2005.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)
of the Trade Act have been met.
TA-W-59,633; Dancin' Cowboy, Inc., dba Evening Star Boot Co., Gonzales,
TX: June 22, 2005.
TA-W-59,714; Jakel, Inc., A Subsidiary of Sub-Fractional Motors,
Murray, KY: June 26, 2005.
TA-W-59,726; Johnson Controls, Building Efficiency Division, Albany,
MO: July 13, 2005.
TA-W-59,560; Thermo IEC, Inc., aka Thermo Electron Corp., Milford, MA:
June 9, 2005.
TA-W-59,673; Lending Textile Co., Williamsport, PA: July 6, 2005.
TA-W-59,754; Artesyn Technologies, A Subsidiary of Emerson Network
Power, Redwood Falls, MN: March 12, 2006.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible
to apply for TAA) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have
been met.
TA-W-59,638; Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc., Lee, MA: June 26,
2005.
TA-W-59,722; Joan Fabrics Corp., Dutton Yarn Division, Lowell, MA: July
13, 2005.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are
certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or
a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)
of the Trade Act have been met.
None.
Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, it has been determined that the
requirements of 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for the reasons
specified.
The Department has determined that criterion (1) of Section 246 has
not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older.
None.
The Department has determined that criterion (2) of Section 246 has
not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily
transferable.
None.
The Department has determined that criterion (3) of Section 246 has
not been met. Competition conditions within the workers' industry are
not adverse.
TA-W-59,660; Tower Automotive, Buffton, OH.
Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the
eligibility criteria for worker adjustment assistance have not been met
for the reasons specified.
Since the workers of the firm are denied eligibility to apply for
TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and
(a)(2)(B)(II.A.) (employment decline) have not been met.
TA-W-59,586A; Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., Asheboro, NC.
TA-W-59,586C; Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., Candor, NC.
TA-W-59,586E; Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., Star, NC.
TA-W-59,586F; Golden Oaks Upholstery, Inc., A Division of Klaussner
Furniture Industries, La Mirada, CA.
TA-W-59,674; Bosch Sumter Plant, Automotive Technology Chassis
Division, Sumter, SC.
TA-W-59,699; Excell Data, Workers Leased to Microsoft Corp., Redmond,
WA.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.B.) (Sales or
production, or both, did not decline) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in
production to a foreign country) have not been met.
None.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in production to a foreign
country) have not been met.
TA-W-59,516; Delta Consolidated Industries, Division of Advanced
Plastics, Jonesboro, AR.
TA-W-59,533; Yakima Resources, LLC, Yakima, WA.
The investigation revealed that the predominate cause of worker
separations is unrelated to criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.C) (shift in production to a foreign
country).
None.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-59,724; Centris Information Services, Longview, TX.
TA-W-59,745; Jantzen, LLC, Perry Ellis International, Seneca, SC.
TA-W-59,762; United Autoworkers Local 137, Greenville, MI.
TA-W-59,768; Lenovo, Inc., Durham, NC.
The investigation revealed that the criteria of Section 222(b)(2)
have not been met. The workers' firm (or subdivision) is not a supplier
to or a downstream producer for a firm whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for TAA.
None.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the period of July 31 through August 4, 2006. Copies of these
determinations are available for inspection in Room C-5311, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210
during normal business hours or will be mailed to persons who write to
the above address.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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